Meyer-Optik Gortilz Telemegor 180mm f5.5
Meyer-Optik Gortilz is one of those old manufacturers that are commonly associated with a few iconic lenses or designs, like the Domiplan and Trioplan, and that eventually couldn’t keep up with the market anymore and had to shut down. What most of us don’t realize is that in 2018 it has been brought back to life and since then it has been producing those iconic lenses again. I’ll leave a link in the description to their website, so you can check it yourselves. Today we’re checking out one of their lenses, the Telemegor 180mm, The lens has a metal body, it weights 300g, it is 109 to 130mm long and it has an external diameter of 57mm, with a 49mm front thread. The iris had 15 blades, the aperture is click-less and it goes from f5.5 to f22, with a preset feature accessible by pulling and turning the ring. The focusing ring has the zebra pattern and it turns 320 degrees. Minimum focusing distance is 2 meters and the front turns when focusing. It comes with an m42 mount, with